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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1902
Page
4
Ore and one quarter acres in southeast town near schoolhouse. Stall w cottage, tenant home and well on premises. Price near schoolhouse at $100 per week or close. Also other city property available.
In a letter to General Passenger Agent D J Price from Europe, the author notes that no railway in Britain or Europe surpasses the I and G N in track solidity and coach comfort, praising its Palestine shops. He repeats remarks from the May issue stating the I and G N equipment is not surpassed by older railroads given Texas’s size and population.
All persons found trespassing upon the railroad tank for any purpose will be prosecuted. M Parker president Fin Feather Club. 95 Always plenty and always the best fine meats at Franklin Bros. 94
A massive fire destroyed Armour & Co.’s four acre packing plant in Sioux City Iowa causing an insured loss of 721500 and leaving 600 workers unemployed. The start on the fertilizer building likely from spontaneous combustion or a faulty dryer ignited the complex, producing spectacular flames and multiple explosions of 24 ammonia drums.
In Manila the cholera outbreak grows with an average of thirty new cases daily. Infected sites include Funston reserve hospital Santa Mesa camp and Bilibid prison. The Marquina valley faces grave water supply contamination risk. Provincial reports show fewer cases.
Henry Baron adopted son of Mrs. Katherine Tingley, fled from Point Loma to the Loma monastery and is in hiding in San Diego. He reports guards at the colony fearing attack and says he plans to move to Los Angeles to seek legal papers to expose what he calls the parentage secret.
Herman Kaufman aged three, son of a Bronx tobacco dealer, died from a fly bite last Wednesday. A small spot swelled into a facial and upper body swelling, resisted by doctors, who could not save him. Playmates identified the fly as a blue bottle, while physicians suspect germ infection.
Sherman Texas November 17 The engine and seven cars of a southbound Texas Red River and Southern freight train were derailed near Frisco City by rain damaged track. Engineer Scott and Fireman Flint, both of Sherman, were shaken and bruised but not seriously hurt.
Manila reports General Miles visited Camp Vicar in Mindanao on Saturday and the town of Samboanga on Sunday. He plans to travel to Ilagan Leyte Samar and southern Luzon before returning to Manila.
Manila November 17 Auditor Law says he estimates losses to the Philippines treasury from silver depreciation in January including the latest decline at 1 054 000 gold.
Chief Examiner A B Serven releases the civil service commission annual report noting 60 558 individuals examined for classified service with 40 509 passing and 18 298 appointed promoted or transferred. For the Philippine service 1174 examined with 480 passing and 694 failing. The report highlights the complexity and breadth of exams with 208 tests involving 8257 participants across professional scientific and technical fields.
Richmond November 17 Governor Montague Auditor Marye and Treasurer Harman appear before the U S circuit court to show cause why they should not be enjoined from canvassing the vote in the recent congressional election. Republicans led by John S Wise and Judge L L Lewis defend the constitution while Attorney General Anderson represents the state. Democrats expect the suffrage clause to stand the test.
Thirty-five thousand textile operatives in 300 Philadelphia mills will seek a reduction from sixty to fifty five hours weekly. Delegates from twenty unions unanimously approve the move. They aim to submit demands to manufacturers by January 1 and report results to local unions this week.
Will Perry, a black man, was arrested after a year and a half since King Farmer was killed near Birmingham. Farmer’s body was found mutilated on railroad tracks. Perry admitted the killing but denied placing the body on the tracks and stabbed an officer during arrest before being found hiding in an old courthouse closet.
Charleston November 17 The comptroller general Decham report shows Confederate pensions paid this year total 200227 dollars to 7750 pensioners. Eighty seven veterans received 1999 dollars in lieu of artificial limbs. The growing pension rolls threaten future funding.
In Bolivar Pennsylvania on November 17 a rear end collision between a freight train and a light engine on the Pennsylvania railroad killed two men and severely injured another. The dead are Engineer H S Moore and Brakeman L V Dierman. The injured fireman is W D Mock.
Welsh Louisiana November 17 Well No 4 of the Welsh Oil and Development Company came in at 3 o clock Sunday evening. Oil and gas are spouting one hundred feet above the derrick with the strongest pressure of gas ever known.
The Marshall Texas school board declares vaccination compulsory for all scholars who have not had a vaccine in the last five years. The order applies to both white and negro students.
Brussels police arrest James Hardie an Englishman suspected of involvement in the plot to kill King Leopold amid ongoing inquiry and security alerts.
President and party spent the morning riding forest trails on the Little Sunflower. Dinner featured roast bear, pan, possum and sweet potatoes served on a rough open-air pine table with tin utensils. The cook announced rationing, giving knives and forks only to the "colonel" and the foreign gentlemen.
In Elizabethtown Kentucky Harlan Buckles was hanged by a mob at the courthouse yard shortly after two o clock Sunday morning. Sentenced to life for the murder of Robert L Reid Buckles was taken from jail by a mob of fifty to seventy five men believed to include Larue county residents. The deputy marshal Reid was killed at the time of the incident.
Dawson Georgia November 17 Lavoisier Lamar a 27 year old local merchant and kin of the notable Georgia Lamar family shot himself on the Central of Georgia railroad track and allowed a train to pass over him after a farewell at the Methodist church telling the pastor he hoped no one would speak ill of him.
Dread of a summons for allegedly rough handling a pupil is linked to the death of Miss Celia Ettleson a public school teacher who drank carbolic acid and died. She was the daughter of a Chicago merchant.
Greenville Texas November 17 George Hill a Katy switchman had his left hand badly crushed while making a coupling in the yards Saturday. The injury necessitated the amputation of the thumb and removal of muscle tissue from the hand.
A Cochran report says Burley B. Dykes grandson of Mecon founder shot and killed Robert Wynne from a prominent family in Mecon Georgia on November 17. The incident occurred in Georgia with local families involved.
The Wichita Falls body of Max Keys was located partly submerged along the Big Wichita River bank near the wagon bridge. He had been shot in the mouth with the bullet exiting at the back of the head. Also noted is the Daughters of the Confederacy re electing officers in New Orleans with Charleston chosen as next meeting site.
In San Diego California on November 17 the crown prince of Liam's train arrived and was greeted by Mayor Frary and chamber of commerce officers who called on him before the party took carriages to Coronado Beach.
Philadelphia reports the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company’s answer to the anthracite strike commission in session at Scranton. The document traces the company’s charter origin in 1822, notes operating costs and slim profits, and rejects a 0 percent wage increase as unjustified. It includes two exhibits: employee earnings for 1901 and a list of over sixty alleged acts by the strikers during recent clashes.
In Paris Texas on November 17 a Frisco line wreck killed a brakeman. His gold watch, missing after recovery, was found lodged in his side where a timber pierced him. The watch was reportedly still running when removed.
In New York on Sunday at Holyrood Church the Fort Washington battle site was honored with services at the Little Church. Attending societies included Empire State SAR Sons of the American Revolution Mary Washington DAR and the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society. Relics found nearby were shown in the chapter room.
In Manila this week the bishops priests and leaders of the Philippine Roman Catholic church will prepare a memorial for Mer Guidi the apostolic delegate. Some native priests sympathize with the movement yet remain loyal to Rome and will seek interviews before reaffirming allegiance. Guidi is expected to address church matters prior to civil government negotiations over the frias land.
The National railroad converts the line between Layedo and Saltillo to standard gauge. Last link in Monterey to Saltillo track completed Sunday night, enabling through trains without Monterey transfer. All National rolling stock is moved to Saltillo for use on the southern division.
William Huddie and Newt Eddington killed a large pelican at the city lake seven miles west of Paris Texas. They rowed out in a boat by moonlight and shot the resting bird. The eight foot wingspan was noted in the report.
General Wm Booth delivered his scriptural farewell to about 10 000 attendees across three Salvation Army meetings in Chicago on November 17 at Princess Rink and Studebaker venues.
London reports the death of Prince Edward Saxe Weimar who died Sunday morning after an appendicitis attack that led to kidney congestion. Born near London in 1823 he married Lady Augusta Gordon Lenox in 1851.
In Scranton Pennsylvania on November 17 the cross examination of President Mitchell was resumed by Wayne Macveagh. Attendance was light due to limited accommodations, with most seats filled by interested parties.
News notes Spain forms a new cabinet. In Morocco, Tetuan’s governor reports success against rebels. Reports say Frisco road plans shops in Hugo Illinois. Colonel F A Young found dead in bed at Texarkana Texas. Secretary of War Root supports reestablishing an army canteen.
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